In This Issue

Fire destroys Washington garage & cars

Washington Fire Chief Brian Moser reports that a detached, two-car garage at 1166 Halfmoon Pond Road was destroyed along with two cars inside. Moser said the homeowner told him he stoked the wood stove inside the garage before leaving for breakfast Sunday morning and returned two hours later to find the building in flames…

Hillsboro Lions Club helps feed its needy neighbors

Once again, the Hillsboro Lions Club provided free Christmas Food Baskets to needy families in the area. This year’s baskets were filled with 10 cases each of peas, corn and green beans, 6 cases each of gravy and cranberry sauce, 400 lbs of potatoes, 300 lbs of onions, 144 lbs of carrots, 100 loaves of bread, 30 roasting chickens, and 59 turkeys…

Hopkinton restores teaching positions

Faced with declining enrollments and a poor economy, Hopkinton Superintendent Steve Chamberlin had prepared a budget which reduced eight teaching positions to half time, which many school board members anticipated supporting…

Hancock man arrested for theft of fuel & equipment

A Hancock man has been arrested and charged with stealing several thousand dollars in equipment and diesel fuel. According to Peterborough Police Capt. Ernie Belletete, Garrett Lobacki, 27, of Hancock turned himself in Saturday on a warrant charging him with four counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer…

Police Arrest eight time DWI offender

While on patrol on December 20th, Washington Police Chief Steven Marshall observed a male standing by a car on So. Main St. Marshall observed the man throw a beer bottle into the woods, then prepare himself to urinate on the edge of the roadway. After stopping to investigate Marshall identified the individual as…

New London’s Halloween burglar arrested

Richard Subocz of Manchester was recently arrested by Manchester Police for failing to register as a sex offender. New London Police have long suspected Subocz with the Halloween burglary at Clarke’s Hardware and four burglaries, or attempted burglaries, on Everett Park…